Rare Books & Special Collections

Major League Baseball Programs: Pittsburgh Pirates

Note: This page is part of a finding aid to the
major league baseball game programs and scorecards located in the Joyce
Sports Research Collection in the Department of Special Collections,
University Libraries of Notre Dame. It includes all home programs for
the Pittsburgh National League franchise. Programs are listed by season;
when holdings of a given season's programs include examples of more
than one type, the various types have been given separate headings. To
qualify as an alternate type, programs must show either a substantial
difference in content (other than in the scorecard insert) or have been
produced for an alternate venue (as a spring training program). Within a
given year and type, programs have been listed alphabetically by
opponent.

Some programs in this finding aid are indicated as either "scored" or
"partially scored." "Scored" programs must meet two criteria. First,
they must be scored completely, with an entry for each batter that
appeared in the game. Second, they must employ a notation specific
enough to allow for a reasonably thorough recreation of the game's
play-by-play. A key point in this regard is the attribution of putouts
and assists; no program utilizing a notation with generic out markings
can be considered scored. Programs indicated as "partially scored" have
been scored either incompletely or in a notation that leaves obvious
questions regarding the game's play-by-play. Thus, "partially scored"
programs may have only the lineups entered, or they may be scored
completely but ambiguously. "Scored" games have, almost without
exception, been dated; "partially scored" games usually lack dates.
Other features that may characterize individual programs - autographs,
for example, or ephemera like ticket stubs - are present as noted. All
materials may be consulted in 102 Hesburgh Library.